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Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Corey Allen
Written by	William Hjortsberg
Produced by	Roger Corman
Starring	Kate Jackson; David Carradine; Sterling Holloway; Roger C. Carmel; Eddie Barth; Charles Napier
Cinematography	James Pergola
Edited by	Anthony Redman
Music by	Andy Stein
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 24, 1977;
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3 million or $3.1 million

Thunder and Lightning is a 1977 action comedy film directed by Corey Allen, and starring David Carradine and Kate Jackson.^[3]

The film is set in Florida. It focuses on the efforts of local moonshine runners to protect their independent business from takeover attempts by organized crime.

Plot

The plot involves moonshine runners in Florida who are trying to stay independent in the face of attempts by organized crime to take over their business.

Cast

Main

David Carradine as Harley Thomas
Kate Jackson as Nancy Sue Hunnicutt
Sterling Holloway as Hobe Carpenter
Patrick Cranshaw as Taylor
Charles Napier as Jim Bob
George Murdock as Jake Summers
Ron Feinberg as Bubba

Supporting

Roger C. Carmel as Ralph Junior Hunnicutt
Hope Pomerance as Mrs. Hunnicutt
Eddie Barth as Rudi Volpone (credited as Ed Barth)
Malcolm Jones as Rainey
Charles Willeford as Bartender
Christopher Raynolds as Scooter
Claude Earl Jones as Carl (credited as Claude Jones)
Emilio Rivera as Honeydew Driver

Cameo appearance/uncredited

Richard Holden as Race Announcer

Production

At one stage the film was reportedly going to star Susan George and Roger Corman met with Jimmy Connors about playing the male lead.^[4] Carradine signed in March 1976.^[5] Kate Jackson was known for The Rookies and made the film while on hiatus from that series. She had also just made the pilot for Charlie's Angels.

The script was originally set in Georgia but was relocated to the Florida Everglades in order to take advantage of the beauty of that area.^[6]

It was Sterling Holloway's final film role.

Charles Willeford worked as location manager.^[7]

It was Roger Corman's last of four films produced for 20th Century Fox (the others were Fighting Mad, Capone and Moving Violation).

Lewis Teague did second unit.

Reception

The film was popular and Corey Allen worked for Corman again on Avalanche (1978).^[8]

References

^ Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp! The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books, 2009, p. 132
^ Kilday, Gregg. (Dec 24, 1977). "FILM CLIPS: 'Star Wars' Keeps on Streaking". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.
^ "Thunder and Lightning". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
^ Gold, Aaron. (Dec 9, 1975). "Tower Ticker". Chicago Tribune. p. B2.
^ Murphy, Mary. (Mar 24, 1976). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Rastar Buys 'First Time' Rights". Los Angeles Times. p. G9.
^ Jim; Higgins, Shirley. (Aug 14, 1977). "Movie fan's guide: Chasing moonshiners through Everglades". Chicago Tribune. p. C2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Willeford, Charles (21 November 1976). "Hollywood'S Wild Angel". The Miami Herald. p. 38.
^ Goldstone, Patricia (17 Dec 1978). "Young Directors: Who Is Using Whom?". Los Angeles Times. p. O6.